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1. (n.) Lar
any of a class of ancient Roman tutelary, esp. household, deities.
2. Lar
(l.c.) a gibbon, Hylobates lar, with white hands and feet.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L)
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1. (noun) lar
a tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house
2. (noun) lar
a species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon
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